Characteristics and interventions of negative emotion regulation in children with autism: Mindfulness and cognitive strategy training based on multimodal assessment

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2026.0039

Acta Psychologica Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (1): 39-56.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1041.2026.0039

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Characteristics and interventions of negative emotion regulation in children with autism: Mindfulness and cognitive strategy training based on multimodal assessment

WANG Xueke¹, DENG Fang¹, CHEN Li²^,³^,⁴(), FENG Tingyong¹()

¹Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
²National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
³Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders Chongqing
⁴Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Neurodevelopment and Cognitive Disorders, Chongqing 400014, China

Published:2026-01-25 Online:2025-10-28
Contact: CHEN Li, E-mail: chenli@cqmu.edu.cn; FENG Tingyong, E-mail: fengty0@swu.edu.cn
About author:The original article is in Chinese.

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WANG Xueke, DENG Fang, CHEN Li, FENG Tingyong. (2026). Characteristics and interventions of negative emotion regulation in children with autism: Mindfulness and cognitive strategy training based on multimodal assessment. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 58(1), 39-56.

Measure	ASD (n = 23)	TD (n = 22)	t (df)	p	Cohen’s d
Behavioral coding
Constructive strategies	11.17 (3.17)	14.91 (0.68)	-5.40 (43)	< 0.001	-1.61
Venting strategies	2.91 (3.46)	0.05 (0.21)	3.88 (43)	< 0.001	1.16
Avoidance strategies	2.39 (3.06)	0.18 (9.66)	3.32 (43)	0.002	0.99
Physiological indicators
SCR mean (μS)	0.77 (0.63)	0.36 (0.27)	2.83 (43)	0.007	0.84
PKO	0.83 (0.05)	0.78 (0.08)	2.57 (43)	0.014	0.77
Scale scores
Emotion regulation	22.35 (1.95)	24.29 (2.15)	-3.14 (43)	0.003	-0.95
Unstable/Negative	37.65 (5.05)	32.76 (3.51)	3.70 (43)	<0.001	1.12

Measure	ASD (n = 23)	TD (n = 22)	t (df)	p	Cohen’s d
Behavioral coding
Constructive strategies	11.17 (3.17)	14.91 (0.68)	-5.40 (43)	< 0.001	-1.61
Venting strategies	2.91 (3.46)	0.05 (0.21)	3.88 (43)	< 0.001	1.16
Avoidance strategies	2.39 (3.06)	0.18 (9.66)	3.32 (43)	0.002	0.99
Physiological indicators
SCR mean (μS)	0.77 (0.63)	0.36 (0.27)	2.83 (43)	0.007	0.84
PKO	0.83 (0.05)	0.78 (0.08)	2.57 (43)	0.014	0.77
Scale scores
Emotion regulation	22.35 (1.95)	24.29 (2.15)	-3.14 (43)	0.003	-0.95
Unstable/Negative	37.65 (5.05)	32.76 (3.51)	3.70 (43)	<0.001	1.12

Characteristics and interventions of negative emotion regulation in children with autism: Mindfulness and cognitive strategy training based on multimodal assessment

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